Beer garden: Left Hand Black Jack Porter is a solid bet

3:29 PM,
Dec. 31, 2013

Left Hand Black Jack Porter.

Written by

Tim Dohms
| Hopjacks Filling Station

It was a few years ago, and I was out at the Pensacola Greyhound Track playing low-stakes poker. As a rule, I don't drink any alcoholic beverages while playing, as booze can loosen inhibitions and convince me to sit in on hands that I know better than to play. Except this time, I was up pretty nice in chips and only intended on sticking around for another hour, so when I wandered by the bar and spotted Left Hand Black Jack Porter in the cooler, I made an exception.

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